what kernel are you using? i have been using usb with my visor deluxe for a long time with very little trouble. be sure to follow the directions on http://www.calvin.edu/~rvbijl39/visor/visor-2.html
there is a newer FAQ but i used the old one(above) last time and it seems to work fine. nate Chun Kit Edwin Lau wrote: > > thanx.. the reason I am asking this is that I want my Visor Deluxe work > under Debian using gnome pilot.. but I have no luck with compile in visor > code, or modules. and I just wondering if it has anything to do with > hotplug and devfsd > > Edwin lau > On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 18:59:48 Ethan Benson wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 01:47:37PM -0500, Chun Kit Edwin Lau wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > It is strictly speaking not a Debian question, but since I am > > using > > > Debian... please help!! I am having trouble trying to sort out what > > each > > > one of these things do: hotplug, kmod, kerneld, devfs, devfsd. I know > > they > > > are not the same, but I don't know the differences. I check out the > > man, > > > howtos and various documentation and still don't know what they really > > are. > > > please help me explaining them. thanx > > > > kmod is just an option in the kernel configuration to automatically > > load kernel modules on demand. there is no userland daemon to worry > > about (just modutils which contains /sbin/modprobe) > > > > hotplug is something very similar to kmod, its new with USB, its only > > needed if you use USB extensivly and need certain actions to be > > performed whem some devices are attached to the USB bus. > > > > devfs is optional, you don't need it. don't turn it on unless you > > want to break your system, you must know what your doing to mess with > > it. > > > > devfsd adds symlinks to the fake devfs to make it compatible with the > > standard naming convention. you don't need it if you don't use > > devfs. > > > > -- > > Ethan Benson > > http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/ > > > > Edwin Lau ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ::: ICQ: 75132336 http://www.aphroland.org/ http://www.linuxpowered.net/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
